IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Manter

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 06CO0871221

User Pedon ID: 06CO0871221

Vegetation Plot ID: 06CO0871221

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 06N0189

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18449

Print Date: 11/11/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 40.3850556

Std. Longitude: -103.9697778

Datum: WGS84

Township: 5N

Range: 59W

Section: 22

PLSS Details: about 2.5 miles north of Weldona; located about 730 meters north and 440 meters east from the southwest corner

Map Unit: VoA—Vona sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

State: Colorado

County: CO087—Morgan

MLRA: 67B—Central High Plains, Southern Part

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO087—Morgan County, Colorado

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40103-D8—Judson Hills, Colorado

PEDON

Describers Name: Jim Borchert & Andy Steinert

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 1221

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Manter

PSC - 15 to 32 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/14/2011

Classifier - Andy Steinert

Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Vona

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Haplustalfs

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 10/17/2005

Classifier - Jim Borchert

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

QC Status: level 1

SITE

Parent Material: coarse-loamy eolian sands

Landform: plain

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 10/17/2005 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 107

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 23

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BOGR2 SPCO 2BARE SPCR OPPO	Bouteloua gracilis Sphaeralcea coccinea — Sporobolus cryptandrus Opuntia polyacantha	blue grama scarlet globemallow Bare Ground sand dropseed plains pricklypear	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—15 15—32	—15— —17—

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
1	—	—	1375.6	—	180	330	—	154	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	CO3038	Fort Morgan	Wets

A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 6.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bt—15 to 32 centimeters (5.9 to 12.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 17 percent clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate fine subangular blocky, and weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine vesicular and 2.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent distinct clay bridges on bottom faces of peds and 7 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, phenol red; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 301525; patchy - phpvsfiid 301526; patchy - phpvsfiid 301525; patchy - phpvsfiid 301526

Bw—32 to 60 centimeters (12.6 to 23.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, phenol red; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bk1—60 to 97 centimeters (23.6 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loamy sand; 85 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 fine vesicular pores; 3 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

C1—97 to 151 centimeters (38.2 to 59.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loamy sand; 85 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine vesicular and 3.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

C2—151 to 185 centimeters (59.4 to 72.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; loamy sand; 85 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 91.74 um/s; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 8.0 very fine vesicular and 1.0 medium tubular and 6.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Bk2—185 to 203 centimeters (72.8 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 16 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine vesicular and 1.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue.; observed in pit, small